162-Episode 162: Find the Orc!

We went out of town to investigate.

Then let's check out the surrounding area from the sky.

What?

Yeah!

When I use my flying magic to get up into the air, Gyro-kun and the others follow suit and go up into the sky.

What?

Now we'll see which way the orcs are coming from...

While everyone is looking for the orcs, facing their own direction, I am also using my exploration magic to search for signs of demons that move in packs.

Then I heard Aug's surprised voice from the ground.

'What the hell is that!

What's the matter, Mr. Aug?　I don't suppose you've found a bunch of Orcs?

Ridiculous!　Why do you people fly around like a normal person?

Huh?　It's flight magic?

A flying spell?　What's that?

Huh?　Mr. Aug, have you ever heard of flying magic?

Funny, it's not that rare of a magic.

Come to think of it, the townspeople were surprised when I used it in town before. Maybe this area is a land that doesn't need flying magic due to its location?

Even in my previous life, lands with many flying demons were encouraged to refrain from flying magic and travel on the ground, and there may be some circumstances that I don't know about.

''If that's the case, I'll carry Mr. Aug.

'What?　Holding?

I hold Mr. Aug and soar into the sky again.

'Whoa!　And I'm flying!　He's flying!

A princess hug for Lex.

Shut up, Liliella, just calm down.

Huh?　Now Lilliera and her friends are making a lot of noise, but what's going on?

Guys, I got something moving in the east.

Then Mr. Meghri called out to us, pointing in the direction of the east.

East?　Where is it?

If you ask me, there's something moving in the distance...

Exploring the direction to the east with exploration magic, I can certainly sense a lot of demon responses.

''Yeah, there are too many of them for normal demons, so it's probably orcs.

What's the number?

Well that's something like 20,000.

Twenty thousand?　There are more of them than my Order.

Orcs have a high fertility rate.

"It doesn't have to be expensive!

This number reminds me of the large scale defeats we've conducted around the King's Capital before, but unlike that time, the demons are too dense this time. This is a distance characteristic of demons of the same race or a symbiotic relationship.

'Two thousand, that's too many, as expected.

Indeed, if this number of people attacked, the guards guarding the town would have a hard time.

''How long do you think it will take them to reach the town?''

With a group that large, I'd say probably about two hours.

'Two hours ... too short to evacuate the population ... would it be better to close the gates and hunker down inside?　In the meantime, can we manage if we drive our horses and ask for reinforcements from other town lords?

I calculate the time of arrival of the herd backwards and think about how Mr. Org will deal with it.

When you first think about evacuating the townspeople, you can see how good of a person Aug-san is.

''Brother!　Let's fight!　We can beat the dragon, we can do it!

'Fool, there are too many of them. If there are that many of them, our magic will run out faster than we can run out first.

And there's a good chance there are higher species like the Oak General and the Oak Sorcerer.

'When it comes to the top species of Orcs, we could reach B-rank, and if we had an Orc Emperor, we might be able to reach A-rank. Lex can win easily, but with us, a pack of higher species is not a good match for us.

Violence in numbers is very powerful.

'Would it be more practical to hunker down in a town and use earth and ice magic to thicken the town's defences?　What do we do, Mr. Lex?

Everyone's eyes focus on me at Liliella's words.

''I agree with Jairo-kun's opinion. Mr. Aug, let's take out those orcs before we investigate.''

'Well, we'll have to fight them anyway as long as they attack us. We need to contact the Guild and the Adventurer's Guild first. They're all very powerful people, so it will be difficult for them to work together, but with the fate of the town at stake, we can't afford to be complacent!　Okay, let's get back to town!

Oh, you don't have to go back. I'll take you down.

Yeah, I know... what?

Jairo, take care of Mr. Aug, please.

I toss Mr. Org at Gyro-kun.

"OWAAHH!

"Oh, whoa!

Now that I'm lighter, I leave the town and head toward the orcs.

I'm not going to be the only one.　Oh, hey!　You're going to beat him, Lex, what are you going to do?　They're 20,000 orcs!

Just like Aug-san said, the best way to defeat 20,000 orcs is to destroy them with large-scale attack magic.

But the problem with that is that the orc swarm is not very far from the town.

If I used a strong magic, the shock wave would damage the town.

And magic that affects a wide area could also damage the surrounding nature.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.

To prevent this from happening, we need to be very careful about the magic we use.　

'Okay, let's go with the magic.　Mana Burst Shooting Squall!

I launch a mass of densely compressed magic power into the sky.

What is that?　For such a small lump, I can feel an unbelievable amount of magic!

When Mina saw the magic lump, she screamed in surprise.

It's a good thing that you're not as efficient as you think you are, so it's no surprise that Mina has never seen this magic.

It's a magic I was taught by an acquaintance of mine a long time ago. It's not a bad idea.

The magic mass breaks in half in response to my instructions.

It breaks!

Each magic block is split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half, then split in half.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of people who are interested in this kind of thing.

''Ikkei!　Go through the orc pack!

A small, divided mass of magic power, spreading out and falling towards the orc swarm, is indeed a meteor shower.

It's beautiful...

Liliella, who was watching the scene, mutters to herself.

At the same time, a thud thud sound like heavy rain resounds from the ground.

''........Okay, the defeat is complete.

Already?

Yeah, so why don't we go and collect the demolition sites?

We fly towards the spot where we defeated the orc pack.

'Huh?　Seriously, you beat him?

What was that magic?　Hey, Lex, what kind of magic is that now?

I mean, how long am I gonna have to hold on to this old man?

You're not going to be able to do that.

What is this...

When they came to the ground, they found the corpses of countless orcs lying there.

''What is this, all that magic has pierced the heart of an orc?

''And after killing so many orcs, the damage on the ground is so small that there are only countless shallow holes in the ground.

What the hell did you do, Mr. Lex...?

Everyone seemed curious to hear about it, so I decided to reveal the secret to them.

This spell is called a mana burst shooting squall, which pierces the opponent with a mass of magic divided by the number of enemies, and that's all there is to it.

'They say it's only a number of enemies, but you're killing them all in one shot. You're not just throwing magic around, are you?

''That's right, Mina. This magic is a semi-automatic technique that senses the opponent's magical reaction and automatically splits and flies towards the largest heart of the opponent's magical power.

"Semi-automatic?　What's that, I've never heard of it!

The advantage of this magic is that it doesn't need to spread its attacking magic around unnecessarily, unlike large-scale magic, because it strikes at the heart with a pinpoint accuracy. You'll need more magic power to control that, though.

Yes, this magic was created to pinpoint and defeat only a large number of enemies and not damage the surrounding facilities and nature.

However, since it requires a large amount of magic power to capture and aim at countless enemies, it's not a very costly magic because it consumes a lot of magic power, which is not much different from large-scale magic after all.

''I know it's great, but...''

Liliera-san looks around with a sigh.

''Isn't it quite hard to hunt the killing parts of so many orcs?

Oh, hahaha...

Yeah, that's right.　I'm sure they used this magic to protect the facility in a previous life, but everyone had a hard time disposing of the remaining demon corpses.

That's why this magic has become obsolete.

'It would have been better to just blow it up with normal magic...'

Ugh, when you say that....

"Muggy Muggy Cucumber.

Ah, the Mohumovs are eating the orcs.

''Why don't you tell them to leave the proof of defeat part alone and let the mohumovs eat the rest?

No, no, no, no, no, that's not possible, 20,000 of them.

"Muggy muggy.

Hmmm, I thought that was a good idea.

"...What?　Oh, oops!　What the hell is this?!

As I was talking about this, I suddenly heard Mr. Aug's surprised voice.

"Ah, the old man has come to his senses.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, what's going on here?

Well, it's about time.

"Muggy muggy.

So that's what it is...　Is that what magic is all about?

No! What's so special about Lex's magic is that it's special.

Yeah. We can't use this kind of magic ourselves.

"Muggy muggy.

No, if you properly train in controlling magic power and improving your magic capacity, I think Mina-san and Norbu-san can use it too.

''Besides, the work of hunting down the demon's killing parts is manual. We have to take the trouble to report to the guild leader.

That's the only thing that's too much trouble.

'Hmm?　Then why don't you send a request to the guild and have some bored people help you reap the benefits?　We've killed 20,000 of them. There's probably some higher-ranking species out there, and even if you include the money for help, it's still in the black, right?

" " " " " " "

"Muggy muggy.

I don't know if that's true.

A genius.........as expected of a former A-grade.

Hmm?　Well. It takes a knight to make people work for you.

You're not kidding, Aug. You solved this problem so easily!

Yo!　Then let's go back to Togai town and hire some adventurers!

""Sansei!"

"Muggy muggy.